As tends to be the case with the British women \u2013 particularly after they\u2019ve left it all on the course in one of the most exacting arenas in world sport \u2013 there was no messing about in their post-race appraisals.<\/p>\n <\/p><\/div> <\/section> Position:<\/strong> 10th Siddall said: \u201cI\u2019m pretty happy with that top 10 and a bit overwhelmed at the moment.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m super stoked with my swim. I\u2019m going to give credit to Penny Slater. I found her feet on the way out and she pulled me all the way back. She was amazing and I apologise Penny for any toe tapping!<\/p>\n \u201cI stuck to my numbers on the bike and was on my own all day. The only person who came past me was Laura Philipp and I wasn\u2019t sticking with her at that point.<\/p>\n \u201cThe run I had to take super steady. It had been such a long day and I wanted to get to energy lab still feeling strong.<\/p>\n \u201cThere was nothing special about the run. I felt good going into and out of the energy lab, but I got to about 7km to go and felt as if the world was ending.\u201d<\/p>\n Siddall was also positive about the dedicated woman-only pro race, with the pro men set to line up on Saturday<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s awesome. Just seeing everyone at bike racking yesterday and then all the women out on course. And we had a clean, fair race.\u201d<\/p>\n Position:<\/strong> 11th Cheetham said: \u201cI\u2019ve had a rough, rough, rough 18 months. I\u2019ve been so close to quitting because I had so many illnesses and injuries.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is the first time I\u2019ve managed to put eight weeks of training together and that shows in an Ironman.<\/p>\n \u201cI went into Des Moines with four weeks of training and got my [Kona] slot but knew I wasn\u2019t going to be strong.<\/p>\n \u201cBut this ticks the box for a solid performance and makes me realise that I am still one of the best in the world.<\/p>\n \u201cI said before that I\u2019d be really happy with a top 10 and satisfied with a top 15, so I think I\u2019m a bit more than satisfied.<\/p>\n \u201cTo be honest, I was really conservative. My game plan was to rely on people blowing up, so I paced the bike really conservatively.<\/p>\n \u201cKona is Kona. I think I just slowed a little bit less than everyone else.\u201d<\/p>\n Position:<\/strong> 14th Astle said: \u201cI felt s*** the whole way. A s*** swim and s*** on the bike, but thought I\u2019d keep going in case I found some magic on the marathon.<\/p>\n \u201cOut of the swim I thought I could maybe salvage this, but the bike legs never appeared.<\/p>\n \u201cOf all the places to have a shocker, Kona is the one where most people end up doing it. I don\u2019t feel too bad for that and to be honest I\u2019m just happy I finished.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t have a reason, I felt really good coming in so I need to go back and have another look. But I think I\u2019m done for this year, I need to learn how to swim.\u201d<\/p>\n As well as runner-up Lucy Charles-Barclay<\/a><\/strong>, other British women finishers included Fenella Langridge<\/a><\/strong> in sixth and Chantal Sainter in 29th. Simone Mitchell pulled out during the bike leg.<\/p>\n Top image credit:<\/strong> Tom Pennington\/Getty Images for Ironman<\/p>\n <\/p><\/div> <\/section><\/body><\/html>\n By Tim Heming Published: Friday, 07 October 2022 at 12:00 am It was mixed fortunes for three of the British triathletes racing in Kona as Laura Siddall and Susie Cheetham battled hard to finish 10th and 11th, with Ruth Astle ruing a miserable day but still rallying to place 14th and in the prize money. 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